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In reply to the discussion: Justice for JFK [View all]stopbush
(24,392 posts)* a computer graphics simulation that "proves" a single bullet passed through two grown men without any noticeable deformation and no traces of flesh or fabric.
The bullet was deformed at the bottom. Lead was extruding. The bullet was misshapen after passing through both men. No computer simulation is needed to prove that JFK & Connelly were aligned in the limo in such a way that a bullet fired from the TSBD window would have gone through JFk and hit Connelly. The Zapruder film and the still photos taken that day all show this to be true.
* Oswald used a beat-up Mannlicher-Carcano rifle that the FBI refused to test fire until repairs were made to the scope (it was loose), trigger mechanism, and bolt action (it tended to stick).
False. The WC tests with Oswald's rifle were all conducted with the scope still misaligned. The shooters in those tests were still able to duplicate Oswald's three shots with accuracy. In fact, all of them accomplished the feat in less time than Oswald had. One shooter got off 3 shots with Oswald's rifle with the misaligned scope in 4.6 seconds with accuracy.
Calling Oswald's rifle "beat-up" is horseshit. Also, there's no way of knowing whether Oswald used the scope on his rifle or the iron sites. But the fact that his first shot missed JFK entirely, striking the curb, that his second shot was low and into JFK's upper back, and the the third shot (the kill shot) finally hit JFK in the head, suggests that Oswald was using the loose scope as his site, and was making adjustments with each subsequent shot to account for the off-center aim the loose scope was giving him during the shooting.
See here: http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/appendix-10.html#rifle
* Oswald was a very good shot when his Marine Corps record proves otherwise.
False. His USMC record show that he achieved the rank of Sharpshooter upon his initial testing. He tested at the lower Marksman level right before he left the USMC. The USMC had 3 levels of expertise: Marksman-Sharpshooter-Expert. Oswald qualified as a Sharpshooter, ie: not the highest level, but the next-to-highest level. USMC representatives testified to the WC that in their estimation, Oswald was a "better than average shot" when compared to his fellow Marines, and that he was "an exceptional shot" when compared to a civilian shooter.
I could go on, but when you're wrong on the easily refutable stuff, why bother?